Cassandra Littlejohn describes herself as someone who’s always been involved in community service. A native of Atlanta, she holds a Bachelor’s degree from Beulah Heights University and moved to San Antonio about five years ago.

“I don’t have anything personal against Mr. Rickhoff, but there are just some things that you have to refresh. I think we need to re-energize the way we do business,” she said.

In Georgia, Littlejon spent four years on the DeKalb County Board of Education, including two as the board’s chair. She continued her work geared towards youth when she and her husband, Kevin, moved to Texas, according to her website. Here, she has spent time forming organizations like Tag Team Parents and Sound Mind Concepts, and previously worked as the program director for the nonprofit SA Youth.

Although she’s been testing the waters for about a month, she formally begins her campaign with an event at Antigua Grill, 13323 Nacogdoches Road, Thursday evening.

“The response has been overwhelming,” she said. “Hopefully tonight we’re going to raise a bunch of money. ”